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NOAA launches new website for interpretive buoy information
August 1, 2011NOAA has launched a new website (buoybay.noaa.gov) for its Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS).
Read storyTeaching kids about pollution through the ReSET program
July 21, 2011ReSET's goal is to introduce children in the classroom to science, engineering and technology as being enjoyable and exciting.
Read storyInvasive snakehead fish found in Maryland, Delaware rivers
July 19, 2011The northern snakehead - an invasive fish native to Asia - has been discovered for the first time in several Maryland and Delaware rivers.
Read storyVirginia to develop web-based map to help landowners control phragmites
July 18, 2011Biologists with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are mapping phragmites along the York River .
Read story20+ Chesapeake Bay-related Twitter accounts you should follow
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Chesapeake Executive Council discusses Bay restoration progress, re-elects Lisa Jackson as chair at
July 11, 2011The Chesapeake Executive Council announced progress toward cleanup milestones at its annual meeting.
Read storyNicholas DiPasquale chosen as Chesapeake Bay Program director
July 8, 2011Nicholas DiPasquale has been chosen as the new director of the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Read storyFederal government pledges to revitalize Anacostia, Patapsco rivers through new partnership
June 24, 2011Federal agencies have joined together in a new initiative to revitalize the Anacostia and Patapsco rivers.
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